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The minimum design speed for hairpin bends in hill roads is taken as_______________?

  • (A)  20 kmph
  • (B)  30 kmph
  • (C)  40 kmph
  • (D)  50 kmph
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In hill roads the side drains arc provided________________?

  • (A)  only on the hill side of road
  • (B)  only on the opposite side of hill
  • (C)  on both sides of road
  • (D)  none of the above
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Submitted By :Ali Uppal


Which of the following represents a carpet of sand-bitumen mix without coarse aggregates ?

  • (A)  mastic asphalt
  • (B)  sheet asphalt
  • (C)  bituminous carpet
  • (D)  bituminous concrete
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Which of the following is considered to be the highest quality construction in the group of black top pavements ?

  • (A)  mastic asphalt
  • (B)  sheet asphalt
  • (C)  bituminous carpet
  • (D)  bituminous concrete
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Which of the following is not used in measuring perpendicular offsets ?

  • (A)  line ranger
  • (B)  steel tape
  • (C)  optical square
  • (D)  cross staff
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Cross staff is an instrument used for________________?

  • (A)  measuring approximate horizontal angles
  • (B)  setting out right angles
  • (C)  measuring bearings of the lines
  • (D)  none of the above
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If the length of a chain is found to be short on testing, it can be adjusted by______________?

  • (A)  straightening the links
  • (B)  removing one or more small circular rings
  • (C)  closing the joints of the rings if opened out
  • (D)  all of the above
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Normal tension is that pull which_______________?

  • (A)  is used at the time of standardising the tape
  • (B)  neutralizes the effect due to pull and sag
  • (C)  makes the correction due to sag equal to zero
  • (D)  makes the correction due to pull equal to zero
Submitted By :Ali Uppal


Submitted By :Ali Uppal